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plainclothesman

plain·clothes·man
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleyn-klohz-muh n, -man, -klohth z-]
    • /ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz mən, -ˌmæn, -ˈkloʊðz-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleyn-klohz-muh n, -man, -klohth z-]
    • /ˈpleɪnˈkloʊz mən, -ˌmæn, -ˈkloʊðz-/

Definitions of plainclothesman word

  • noun plural plainclothesman a police officer, especially a detective, who wears ordinary civilian clothes while on duty. 1
  • noun plainclothesman a policeman who wears ordinary clothes when working, rather than a uniform 0
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Origin of plainclothesman

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; plain clothes + man1

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Parts of speech for Plainclothesman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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plainclothesman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for plainclothesman

noun plainclothesman

  • investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
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